Dark walnut stain on pine. Every wood species benefitted greatly from the conditioner with this stain. Wood conditioner works beautifully on pine if im staining it a dark color with rust oleum stainnot minwax. Antique pine often has a dark mellow color. Otherwise a good color on pine.
This post may contain affiliate links which means that we earn a small percentage of each sale. Dark walnut wood stain by minwax the ultimate guide. But when it comes to light a medium toned stain colors wood conditioner just doesnt seem to do muchor at least not nearly enough to suit my taste. Experiment with sealing the wood on your next pine project.
Its easy to end up with megablotches and its hard to avoid grain reversal a peculiar effect that makes stained pine look unnatural. Finally apply your top coats. Second seal the pine. Dark stains on pine can look horrible.
In addition to blotchiness the softer areas between the grain lines soak up stain like a sponge creating an unnatural look. I wanted to see the what different stains would look like on white pine wood so i made a video for my youtube channel a few weeks ago and i thought some of you might like to see it too. Fourth seal again with seal coat to prevent the finish coat from reacting with the stain coat. Apply with a rag dont brush on and wipe off.
In this video i show you how to stain pine wood. The first of the dark stains we tried was also the more neutral in tone. Last is the redder of the two dark stains we experimented with. Use zinssers seal coat sand again with 220 grit to knock down any raised grain.
Unfortunately when woodworkers try to duplicate that color on new pine by using stain the results are usually disappointing. It is a simple diy tutorial and i use a scrap piece of pine wood to test the stain color that i will be using for a larger project. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. It delivered rich dark brown tones.
In exclude paint colors on 012320. Oct 4 2016 the warmth of dark walnut stain on finished pine. The effects of different stains on white pine wood. The photo below shows the dramatic difference between the raw and sealed areas of pine using the same stain color.